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(No Model.) 7 Sheets-Sheet 1 N. B. WOOD. APPARATUS FOR BALING ANDBINDING STRAW, &c.

No. 367,489. Patented Aug. 2, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NE\VELB. WOOD, OF IVASHINGTON COURT-HOUSE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONEHALF TOLEWIS G. OOFFMAN, OF SAME PLACE.

APPARATUS FOR BALING AND BINDING STRAW, 86C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 367,489jdated August 2,1887.

Application filed April H3, 1886. Serial No. 19!),l5l. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, NEWEL B. WOOD, of Vashington Court-House, in thecounty of Fayette and State of Ohio, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Apparatus for Baling and Binding Straw, &c.; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthea-rt to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to that class of machines which are designed tocompress straw, hay, and similar materials into the form of bales, andto secure the same after such compression by means of cords or wires forpreserving the form of the bales.

The objects of my invention are to produce a machine which shall operatecontinuously in compressing, binding, and delivering the ma.- terial,and fastening the binders or wires for preserving the forms of thebales; also, to ma terially increase the capacity of this class ofmachines,and to render them more durablein construction and certain inoperation.

To these endsmy invention consists, first, in a peculiar and novelconstruction and arrangement of devices for conveying the straw or othermaterial from the source of supply to the compressioil-chamber, ashereinafter described and claimed.

My invention further consists in certain novel means for severing themass in front of the COIIIPIGSSlOll-hitd from that in the conveyor,whereby all choking of the machine and irregularities in the supply areavoided, as also hereinafter described and claimed.

My invention further consists in a certain peculiar and novelarrangement of connections, whereby the movements of the compressor-headare caused to actuate the devices for laying and fastening the bindingwires or cords at suitable intervals, as hereinafter described andclaimed.

My invention still further consists in eertain peculiar and noveldevices for laying the wiresor cords around the bales, for fasteningsuch wires or cords, and for severing the wire or cord supply from thefastened wires or cords without disconnecting the supply from the wiringor cording devices or interrupting the action of the latter, ashereinafter described and claimed.

My invention further consists in the peculiar and novel arrangement ofthe compression wiring and cording mechanisms,whereby the bale ispartially compressed against the resistance of the binding wires orcords, as hereinafter described and claimed.

Finally, my invention consists in certain peculiar and novel details ofgeneral construction and arran ement, as hereinafterdescribed andclaimed.

In order that myinvention may be fnllyunderstood, I will proceed todescribe it with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved machine. Fig. 1 is adetailed view showing wire guides or threading-frames- Fig. 2 is alongitudinal vertical section on line 3 3 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a planView on line 1 1 of Fig. 1 of lower part of the maehine,partly insection. Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical section on line 2 2 of Fig. 2,showing the angular packers. Fig. 5 is an enlarged plan view of thefront portion of the machine. Fig. 6 isa detached view of latch i Fig.7is an enlarged side elevation of the forward end of the machine. Fig. 8is a diagrammatical view of the gage-wheel regulating the size of bale.Fig. 9 is a detached view of book in engagement with the cross-head.Fig. 10 is a similar view of the hook in position to recover its normaladjustment. Fig. 11 is an enlarged vertical section through the baling,knotting, and threading mechanisms. view of the knotting mechanism. Fig.13 is a view in perspective of the knotter, showing by dotted lines thenormal position of the top wire while at rest, and in full lines itsposition when in the path of the knotter-h0oks. Fig. 14 is adetail ofsupportingplate for knotter. Fig. 15 is a side elevation of twister.Fig. 16 is a cross-section of same.

In the said drawings, Adesiguatcs the body of the machine, which is ofoblong rectangular form, and which may be mounted upon trucks ]3 orother suitable supportinggears, as de sired.

C designates a crank-shat t, which i s mounted 100 Fig. 12 is a planhorizontally in the rear end of the box A, and which is also formed withtwo crank-arms, c c, as shown, for a purpose to be hereinafterdescribed. Midway of its length this shaft 0 carries a gear-wheel, c,the teeth of which mesh with those of a pinion, (Z, upon a powershaft,D, which is mounted horizontally in standards (2 upon the body A, asshown. These shafts O D extend transversely of the body A, and the shaftD lies above and beyond the shaft 0, as will be seen by reference to thedrawings. Upon one end of the shaft D is mountcd'a sprocket-wheel, dwhich receives power from anysuitable motor through a belt or chainrunning over its periphery. Upon the opposite end of. this shaft D aremounted sprocket-pulleys d" d, for a purpose to be hereinafterdescribed.

E E designate vertical standards, which are arranged at each side of thebody A contiguous to its feed-opening a, as shown. The standards E E arebent first upwardly toward each other, and finally outward away fromeach other, so that the space between these four standards is widestatthe top, diminishing downward to a certain distance, then expanding inwidth downward to the feed-opening a. This peculiar form of thestandards E E possesses important functions, as will be seen from theensuing description. In the upper extremities of the standards E E ismounted a horizontal shaft, F, which carries a band or chain wheel, f,over which the chain or belt f from pulleys d passes. Shaft F alsocarries a gear-wheel, f located at the side of band or chain wheel f,the teeth of which mesh with those of an idle gear-wheel, 9, runningupon a shaft, G,which is mounted horizontally in the rear standards, E,below the shaft F. This shaft G also carries a band or chain wheel, g,from which a band or chain, g", runs to a pulley, 71, upon a shaft, H,which is mounted horizontally in the upper extremities of the frontstandards, E E. It willthus be seen that the two wheelsf g revolvetoward each other. Mounted on the shafts F H are rollers, which actuatethe endless belts I, these belts being of canvas or other suitablematerial and provided with transverse slats i, which, by the motion ofthe belts, tend to force the straw downward into the feedopening a. Aseries of similar rollers, 6, preferably two at the rear and three infront, are journaled in the standards E E at a lower position, thesebeing adapted to guide the belts I. This feeding action is also assistedby roll a so that a constant supply of straw is conveyed downward towardthe feed-opening a. The

passage of straw or other material between the belts I is still furtheraided by a series of obliquely mounted needles or packers, g, which aremounted upon crank-sections g of the two downwardlyslanting shafts G,operated by the shaft G", so that as the shafts G revolve the fingers orpackers 91 will alternately enter the straw and draw it downward andapart toward the sides of the compression chamber and evenly distributeit therein. Links are pivoted at one end to frame A, and the oppositeends of said links are pivoted to the lower ends of the packers 9whereby the said links serve to insure the proper action of the packers.This arrangement of packers g", and also of the idler g and gearwheel fmay be duplicated upon this and opposite standards E E, as desired.

Upon the rear standards, E, is mounted a band or chain wheel, K, overwhich runs a belt or chain, It, from the belt or chain pulley (1, uponthe power-shaft D. A belt, Z, runs from the periphery of belt or chainwheel K, beneath wheel Z and over wheel Z, thence to aloose beltor chainwheel, Z, which is mounted upon a horizontal shaft, L, extendingpartially across the body A. This shaft L carries a suitable number ofbevel-gears, Z", which serve to transmit power to the knottingmechanism, to be hereinafter described.

\Vithin the body or box A is located the reciprocating traverser M,which is of such size as to fill the interior of said box or body. Atits rear face this traverser is suitably coupled to two rods, m, bymeans of a cross-head and straps, which are in turn connected at theirrear ends with the cranks 0 c of the shaft 0, so that as said shaftrevolves it will reciprocate the traverser llI longitudinally of thebody A, and the rods m serve not only to actuate the traverser but alsoto guide its movement in the body A.

It will be readily seen that the motion of all the above-described partsis continuous, irrespeetive of the periodical movements of the tying,threading, and other mechanisms yet to be described, these latter partsbeing automatically thrown in and out of action by the movement of thebales through the press.

Rigidly attached to the traverser M is the cross head M,proj ectingthrough and working in two slots, a, formed longitudinally in thevertical sides of body A. Upon the upper front edge of the traverser Mis located a knife. m which may have either a plain or serratedcuttingedge, and which works in conjunction with a similar knife, m,secured to the front transverse edge of the feed-opening a.

If desired, the knife in may be dispensed with, and a series of fingersor guards, m may be substituted therefor, said guards m serving toconvey the straw or other material, and hold it in position while beingsevered by knife m By virtue of this arrangement of the knives or guardsthe forward movements of the crosshead M are caused to sever thatportion of the straw or other material which lies within the body A infront of the cross-head from that which remains in the throat above thefeed opening, and in order to facilitate the action of these knives orguards the cutting-edge of knife m is set obliquely, so as to operateupon the knife in or guards m with a shearing cut. It should also bestated that the depth of the traverser M is such that it closes the feedopening during its forward movement,in order to prevent the entrance ofany more straw into the body A until the traverser has traveled backwardagain. The purpose of widening the lower extremity of the feeding-throatwill also be perceived at this stage of the descrip tion, as it enablesthe feeding devices to accumulate a supply of straw, while the traversercloses the feed-opening, so that when the cross-head has been drawnbackward the accumulated supply of straw will be carried into the bodyA, and thus no cessation of the feed will occur.

At each side of the body A is mounted a gear segment or quadrant,N,which is pivoted at n to the body. Teeth n of these quadrants are atthe lower extremities of the same, and each set of teeth mesh with thoseof a gearpinion, 0, mounted rigidly upon a shaft, 0, extendingtransversely beneath the body A. This shaft carries two pinions, 0, oneat each end, and there are two segments, N, one at each side of the bodyA. Upon the shaft 0 are rigidly mounted a series of threadingframes, P,corresponding in number with the wires or cords for binding the bales.Each of these threading-frames is of segmental form and works upwardthrough longitudinal slots (6 in the bottom of the body and a similarslot, to, in the top of the said body. Three of these threading framesare generally employed, and the upper and lower slots, a a,

correspond in number with said frames. The cords or wires for supplyingthese frames are supplied from two reels or spools, 0 0", placed,respectively, below and above the body A, as shown. The wires or cordsfrom spools 0 pass over and under tension-sheaves 0", thence over andunder guidingsheaves p p 11 upon the frames 1? to the tips 19 of saidframes, and said wires pass through the slots a from the tips 1), andtheir ends are fastened to the ends of the wires or cords from the upperspools, 0 The wire, which is drawn upward around the bale by thethreading-frame P, is guided in its direction by sheaves 0 The number ofreels or spools and tension devices correspond with the number ofthreading frames, and said spools are mounted, respectively, upon anupper spool-shaft, 0 and a lower spool-shaft, 0.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the threadingframesare actuated by oscillations of their shaft 0, which is actuated in turnby oscillations of thepivoted seg' ments N.

It will be seen that the threading-frames P serve to take up the reboundof the bales through the middle portion and hold the latter while beingbound, while the springactnated hooks T prevent the rebound of the strawat the edges of the bale. These hooks are so formed with beveled ends 26that the traverser forces them back out of the way as the hay passes,the hooks immediately springing into their normal position by droppinginto slots S. of the traverser. The oscillations of these segments areproduced by two bars, Q, each of which is pivoted at q to the small endof the corresponding segment. ends these bars are each formed with adownwardly-extending hook, g, which, as the bars Q lie outside of thebody A, engage at times with the extensions m of the cross'head orcompressorM. Thisengagement of thehooked bars Q occurs during thebackward stroke of the crosshead, and hence it will be seen that theupper parts of segments N will be carried backward and produce a forwardmovement of the lower parts of said segments. As the results of thismovement, the threading-frames P will be raised into the body'A, and asthe cross-head M moves forward it will reverse the stroke of the segmentN by the cross'head coming into contact with pivoted arm a, which isconnected therewith by rod U, and thereby withdrawing thethreading-frames P, and the mass of straw will impinge against thejoined upper and lower wires which the threadingframes leave in positionfor the new supply of straw which draws them outward toward the forwardor discharged end of body A. Thus the wires are caused to embrace themass of straw and assist in its compression into the form of a bale. Thebars Q extend forward beyond their point of pivotal attachment to thesegment N, and at their forward ends said bars are provided withvertical bars R, these At their rear being connected at the top by acrossbar, Q,

as shown. A shaft, S, extends horizontally across the body A, andcarries two wheels, 8, which are toothed or serrated upon theirperipheries, and which extend through slots 00 in the body A. Thetoothed or serrated peripheries of these wheels extend down into thecompression chamber of body A, and are rotated by contact with theforwardly-moving mass of straw therein, so that the shaft S is rotatedthereby in the direction indicated by arrows. This shaft S also carriesa looselymounted ratchet-disk, s, midway between wheels 8, the teethupon the periphery of which incline toward the front end of the machine.A pawl, s pivoted upon this disk, engages the teeth of a small disk, 8,rigidly ITO secured to the shaft S, the said teeth being in clinedoppositely to the teeth-disk s. The disk 8' also carries one or moretripping-pins s, which engage the lower end ofa pawl-rod, T, which ispivoted upon an upright arm, t, resting upon the top of the body A. Thesize of the bale is regulated by the position of these tripping-pins,the number of bales per rotation of the disk 8 corresponding with thenumber of equally-separated trippingpins located thereon. The rod T ispressed forward at its lower end by a spring, t, so that its lower endengages with the pins 8 of the disk 5', and its upper end, which has ahook, 8 engages the horizontal bar Q. It

segments N and threading-frames P, as before described. In so doing thehook g, which is provided with the inwardly-projecting pin slidesbeneath the pivoted incline g, which latter, acting as a gravity-latch,immediately drops on being released by pin q. It will then form anincline surface upon which pin will ascend as the traverser M movesforward, releasing the hook q from the crosshead M, allowing thehorizontal bars Q again to be engaged by the hooked end of the rod T, bywhich it is held until sufficient hay or straw has been delivered toform another bale, when the bar Q is automatically released and theoperation repeated. The disengagement of bar Q is owing to the action ofthe trippingpins upon disk 8 relative to the pawl-rod T, throwing thelower end of the same rearward. As the bar Q rises and moves backward,its hook q engaging the teeth of wheel 8, accelcrates the motion of diskor wheels s,thereby clearing the path of lower end of rod T, so as topermit said rod T to resume itsnormal position and allow the upper endof the pawl-rod to move into position 'to receive the bar Q by itshooked end .9 .Vhen the hooked ends of bars Q have ridden up over theinclined guides upon their return movement, which they do as thetraverser moves forward, the bar Q is engaged with the hooked end ofpawl-rod T, and the disengagement of the bar Q and pawl-rod T may berepeated. During the forward movementof the traverser its cross-headextensions m come in contact with arms a, extending upward from andpivoted atthe lower end to arms U, which are in turn pivoted at theirforward ends to the segments-N at u and return the said segments totheir normal position,throwing the threading-frames B down out of thepath of the traverser, as shown in Fig. 1.

The shaft L, before described, is provided at one of its ends withclutches Z Z, the engagement or disengagement of which throws thewire-twisting mechanism respectively in or out of motion. The free endof lever Z", which oscillates the movable clutch Z", is normally heldoutward, as shown in Fig. 5, by the spiral spring Z,- but as thecrossbar Qmoves forward to be engaged by the hooked end of the pivotedpawl-rod T, the link t which is loosely buckled to the arm t, gives thecam i a turn which forces the free end of lever Z, carrying clutch Zinward, where it is held by the latch it, which immediately engages it.The clutches Z Z are held in this disengagement until the backwardmovement of crossbar Q takes place, when the latch 25 is liberated fromits engagement with the lever 1? by the camsurface Z", secured to one ofthe arms Q, as shown in Fig. 7, sliding beneath its free end, lifting itand allowing the spring Z to force the clutches together.

The beveled gears Z mesh with similar gears, 12, upon vertical shafts V.Loosely mounted upon the lower end of shafts V are therearwardly-projecting plates 12, which are provided with thepeculiar-shaped slots ofielearl y shown in Figs. 12, 13, and 14. Thesaid slots serve a double purpose, the outer portion acting as a guidefor the binding-wires,while the inner rounded portion, a, carries thetwister v The twister e is provided with teeth on its periphery, whichmesh with similar parts on the large wheel V, mounted on the lower endof its vertical driving shaft V. The twister e is also slotted andprovided with the opposite V-shaped ribs 12", which are located nearenough to each other to prevent more than one wire entering the middleof the twister at a time, and while twisting the sharpened edge wpierces and severs the wires. Beneath the twister if still anotherguide-plate, e, is located, the same being so constructed, with theprojecting finger 178, as to hold the upper and lower wires rigidlyuntil the grabbing-hooks e located above and below the teeth on twisterc, which project beyond the periphery of the twister alongside of theslot or opening therein, come in contact with the wires, removing themfrom the fingers v whence, owing to the position of threadingfrarne P,having its points 1) respectively above and below the middle of thetwister a, as shown in Fig. 2, the wires slide one after the otherbetween the ribs e, and become weakened at that point by the rapidrotation of said twister as the wires are being twisted. After the wireshave been sufficiently twisted and the surplus wire between the saidpoints pip" have been taken into the twist, the resistance becomes greatenough to sever the wires at the weak point at rib 12, thus finishingthe tie on the bale just formed and leaving the corresponding wire endswith a duplicate knot for the next bale, as previously described.

The front end of the body A is opened, and near this opened end, at thevertical sides of the body, are located two swinging sections, X, hingedat their rear or inner ends to the body and adjusted inwardly andoutward by setscrews 00, as shown.

The swinging sections afford additional lateral pressure'to' the mass'ofstraw' and assist the cross-head in compressing the same. Said sectionsmay be set farther inward at the be ginning of the operation of themachine and may be drawn outward when the machine has been operated fora short time, so as to decrease the lateral pressure. from the machineby one or more bales succeeding it through the compression-chamber.

The straw is first thrown into thehopper, and is carried by the belts Idown into the restricted throatof said hopper, at which point it comeswithin reach of the packers gflwhich latter force it into thecompression-chamber. The movement of the completed bales regulate orcontrol the movements of the threading-frames, and when sufficient strawto form a bale has been packed within the compression-chamber the- Eachbale is discharged of bars Q, to drop into a position to engage thecross-head M. This engagement of the bars with the cross-head M elevatesthe threadng-frames 1?, which latter carry the wire up 5 into a positionto beengaged by the twister, wh chis now operating. This twister twistsand severs the wire and at the same time u nites the ends of the wiresleading fromthe upper and lower reels, as shown in Fig. 1. On the returnmovementof the cross-head the latter engages the lever 10, which,through the intervention of the .rods U and segments N, withdraws thethreading-frames from the compression-ehamber. The rearward movement of1 the eross'head or compressor opens the lower end of the throat of thehopper or permits the straw therein to be forced into thecompression-chamber, where it is acted upon by the 1 compressor untilsufficient quantity has been packed therein to form another bale, whenthe bars Qare again tripped and the binding opera tion repeated. y

ldaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by'LetterS 5 Patent, is

1. In a straw -baling machine, the. combinat on, with a feeder forautomatically conveying the straw to a comprcssor-chamber, of a followerfor compressing the straw into bales of any desired size, bindingmechanism for. autoa matically binding the compressed bales whileretained within the compressionehamber, and devices connected indirectlywith the threading-frames of the binding mechanism and 3 5 adapted to beengaged by the follower for actuating said frames, substantially asandfor the purpose set forth. f

2. In a straw-baling machine, the combinat on of a compression-chambcrof suitable (ll 3 mensions to contain one or more compressed bales ofstraw of the desired size, straw-feeding mechanism located above thecompression-chamber and connected therewith, means for compressing thestraw and also to serve as 5 a gate to cut off the supply of. straw tothe compression-chamber at suitable intervals of tune, and devices forautomatically binding the compressed bale while within thecompression-chamber, substantially as set forth.

5o 3. In a straw-baling machine, the combina tion, wit-h acompression-chamber, a feeder located above the same for forcing thestraw into the compressionchamber, and a follower, of abinding-mechanism for binding one bale and connecting the binding cordor wire for the next succeeding-bale.

. 4-. In a straW-baling.machine, the combination of feeding mechanismfor conveying the straw into the comprcssion-chamber, mechan- 6 ism forforming straw into bales by compressing, said mechanism operatingcontinuously, and mechanism for binding, fastening, and severing thebinders, operating at suitable in,- tervals, said mechanism beingactuated from a single powershaft, forming part of the ma chine andoperating without variation in the speed, substantially as specified.

the clutch, substantially as set forth.

7. In a straw-baling machine, the combination,with a follower and anoscillating threading mechanism, of hooked bars adapted to engage thefollower for the purpose of elevating the threading mechanism,substantially as set forth.

. 8. In a straw-baling machine, the combination, with acompressor-chamber and a follower for compressing the material therein,of go a hopper located above the compression-cham- .ber, a feedingmechanism constructed and arranged substantially as set forth andoperating to accumulate the material during the closure of thefeed-opening to the compressing 9 5 chamber, and means for spreading thematerial equally therein, substantially as set forth.

9. In a straw-baling machine, the combination, with acompression-chamber and a follower, of the binding and severingmechanism arranged substantially as described, whereby the binding cordsor wires are severed without disconnecting said cords or wires from thethreading-frames, and mechanism, substan tially. as described,interposed between the plunger and binding and severing mechanism,whereby the movements of the latter are controlled by the movements ofthe former, sub stantially as set forth.

10. The eombination,with the body A, hav- 10 ing the feed-openings a, ofthe standards E E, carrying the strawconveying devices, said standards EE being bent substantially as de scribed,so as to form a feeding-throatdimin ishing downward to a certain point and then expanding downwardlyto the feed-opening, substantially as described.

I 11. The combination,with the body A, having feed-openings a, thestandards E E, the latter being bent, as described, to form thecontracted and enlarged feeding-throat, of the follower-head, crankshaftfor operating the same, the power-shaft and the gear-wheels, and beltsand belt-wheels for transmitting power from the power-shaft to thecrank-shaft and also to the feeding devices upon standards E E,substantially as described.

12. The combination, with the body A and its crank-shaft, of thereciprocating cross-head or follower actuated by said shaft, the hookedbars Q for engaging the said head, and the rotating shaft S, with itswheels 5 extending into a compressionchamber to engage the movingmaterial therein, the pivoted segments N, connected pivotally to bars Q,and the ratchetwheels, pawls, and pawl-rods for controlling the movementof the bars Q, substantially as set forth.

13. The combination,with the reciprocating follower-head, the pivotedgearsegments, the hooked rods Q and pivoted arms U, both of which areset in operation by the compressor head, the latter actuating saidsegments, of the oscillating thread or wire carrying frames actuated bysaid segments, substantially as and for the purpose described.

14. The combination,with the reciprocating compressor-head, the pivotedsegments, and the hooked rods Q, for engaging the compressorheads, andthe arms U a, actuating the segments, of the shaft L, carrying clutchesZ Z, the levers l, and knotting or fastening mechanism operated bygearing from shaft L during the engagement of the clutches,substantially as set forth.

15. The combination,with the reciprocating compressing head, theoscillating gear-segments, the hooked bars Q, connected with saidsegments and engaging with the compressingheads, of the threading-framesprovided with the thread or wire guiding devices, the frames beinggeared to the oscillating segments and actuated thereby, the shaft L,having the beveled gear and clutches and clutch-levers actuated by thesegments, the shafts V, carrying gear-wheel tand the wire-fasteningdevices 12 ,0 t and o", the spring-actuated lever Z, for operating theclutches, and a cam and latch for controlling them, as and for thepurpose set forth.

1b. The cord or wire carrying frame I, of quadrant shape, provided withthe threadingtip 1) and having guides o", and the pulleys 19,

0 1), and p, arranged to carry the binding cord or wire into contactwith the moving bale,substantially as described.

17. The combination, with the quadrantshapcd threading-frame constructedsubstantially as described, of the upper Y and lower reels or spools forsupplying the said frame, substantially as set forth.

18. The wire-twisting device consisting of guideplates, grabbing-hook,and ribs for regulating the position of wires therein and the operatingmechanism,substantially as set forth.

19. The combination,with the reciprocating follower-head carrying knifeW on its upper edge, stationary knife m", the shaft S, carrying wheels.9, ratchet-wheel 8, having pawl s and pins 8', ratchet-wheel s", andhook (j, for actuating wheel 5, of the pawl-rod T, pivoted upon rod t,the spring 15, for controlling the action of said pawl-rod, and thepivoted hooked rods Q, engaging the com pressor-hcad and connectedtogether at their front ends by a crossrod, Q, for engaging pawl-rod T,substantially as described.

20. A wire-twister provided with a receptacle for wires and a combinedtwisting and severing edge, 1), as and for the purpose set forth,

Y substantially as described.

21. A wiretwisting device consisting of guide-plates o o a twisterhaving receptacles for wires, provided with a combined twisting andsevering edge and a grabbing-hook, as and forthe purpose set forth.

22. A thread-carrying frame, P, provided with forked guides for cords orwires and guide-plates,in combination with atwister having a recess oropening for the wires, and a grabbing-hook, substantially as set forth.

23. A loosely-mounted toothed wheel, s,carrying pawls s and trippingpinss", mounted on said wheel 8, in combination with sprmghookq mounted onoscillating cross-bar Q, as and for the purpose described.

24. A wire twister and thread carrying frame actuated automatically atsuitable intervals, regulated by tripping mechanism, in combination withhook Q, engaging-cross-head M, substantially as described.

In a straw-baling machine, the combination, with a compression-chamber,a follower, thread or wire carrying frames, and knotting mechanism, ofdevices actuated by the follower for operating the thread or wirecarrying frames, and devices for holding said actuating devices out ofcontact with the follower.

26. In a straw-baling machine, the combination, with acompression-chamber, a follower, thread or wire carrying frames, andknotting mechanism, of devices actuated by the follower for actuatingthe thread or wire carrying frames, and devices for holding saidactuating devices out of contact with the follower and for automaticallyreleasing said devices when the necessary amount of hay has been packedwithin the compressionchamber, substantially as set forth.

27. The combinatiomwith a fo1l0wer,threa ;l or wire carrying frames, anda hooked bar connected indirectly with the thread or wire carryingframes and adapted to engage the follower, of devices for holding thehooked bars out of the line of travel of the follower, and devicesactuated by the movement of the baled straw for releasing the hookedbars from the holding devices, substantially as set forth.

28. The combination, with a follower, of

thread or wire carrying frames, and hooked bars connected indirectlywith the thread-carrying frames and adapted to be engaged by thefollower.

29. The combination,with a follower, thread or wire carrying frames, andhooked bars connected indirectly with the thread or wire carrying framesand adapted to be engaged by the follower, of the pawl T, for holdingthe hooked bars out of the line of travel of the follower, and devicesfor disengaging the pawl and bars, substantially as set forth.

30. The combination,'with a follower, thread or wire carrying frames,and hooked bars actuated by the follower for raising and lowering thethread or wire carrying frames, of devices In testimony whereof I havesigned th s speelfor holding the hooked bars out of the line of ficationin the presence of two subscribing witto travel of the follower, atoothed or serrateg nesses.

wheel projectin into the ress box an v T adapted to be rotated by the niovement of the EL material therein, and devices connecting theWitnesses:

pawl and serrated wheels, substantially as set C. S. DRURY,

fOrth- J. E. JoNEs.

